Criminal Law

In recent testimony before a House of Commons Justice Committee, Toronto criminal lawyer Laurelly Dale said the elimination of preliminary hearings, as proposed by the federal government's Bill C-75 , would obstruct the administration of justice. LISTEN @ 15:58
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The Ontario Court of Appeal has issued a rare call to action to the provincial government to settle confusion over transcript fees, Toronto criminal lawyer Richard Litkowski tells The Lawyers Daily .
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British Columbia’s effective decriminalization of impaired driving has not turned into the road-safety nirvana some assumed it would, Calgary criminal lawyer Greg Dunn tells AdvocateDaily.com.
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Canada’s dangerous offender laws will be scrutinized in a forthcoming textbook co-authored by British Columbia criminal lawyer Dr. Gary Botting , who says a clause-by-clause analysis will support his arguments that important changes are needed to that part of the Criminal Code.
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A Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision likening text message exchanges to a telephone conversation is a “progressive step” which clarifies many murky areas around the right to privacy, says Toronto criminal lawyer Jessica Zita.
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By Ryan Handlarski . I get asked this question a lot and before I answer, I need to know what you are thinking in asking it. Most people that ask this question are making a logical mistake. The better way of asking this question is to ask: how much does a criminal lawyer make compared to an alternative career that I could actually pursue and be successful at?
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WASHINGTON — Christine Blasey Ford may testify against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after all, her attorney said, breathing new life into the prospect of a dramatic Senate showdown next week over Ford's accusation that he assaulted her when they were in high school.
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TORONTO — Canada's top court has paved the way for a pair of separate civil lawsuits to proceed by affirming earlier rulings that two men alleging police assaulted them were justified in waiting for their criminal proceedings to end before suing.
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A man has been acquitted of three robberies after Toronto criminal defence lawyer Tyler Smith argued that the similarity between his client’s shoes and the perpetrator’s, though striking, was insufficient to prove guilt.
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When four British Columbia police officers facing trial in the notorious Surrey Six case tried to get permission to reveal information about confidential informants to their lawyers, the defence bar pricked up its ears, says Toronto criminal lawyer Melanie Webb.
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